The 2025 North East Firemen’s Cherry Festival is set to open, with preparations underway in North East, Pennsylvania.
Crews and workers are busy setting up carnival rides, tents, and food stands for the annual summer gathering.
Setup for annual North East Cherry Festival begins
“As you can see we are here a day early so we are starting with the sugar waffles here,” said Tabby Fain, owner of Taylor’s Doughboy. “They are just a very popular item here, so we have to start frying and getting them ready the day before so we can keep up with the demand.”
The festival includes the popular sausage tent run by the local volunteer fire department, offering a variety of foods from sausages to fries…